Wireless Signal Boosters

Can you get a wireless booster that you can plug into wall socket?

Yeh I have a laptop at one end of my house and the main computer is at other end. the main computer is connected to the BT Home Hub by the ethernet cable and the laptop just about connects wirelessly to the router. Is there any signal repeaters/ wireless boosters that can act as the "middle man" by being plugged into a wall socket and then the booster connects wirelessly to the main router and then repeats the signal on further?

Public Comments

1. Yes, it's called a wireless access point or repeater and can be wired or wireless. Once set up (using a network cable to a computer) it can be plugged in anywhere without the need for network cables and will act as a new wireless access point. They are not particularly cheap but they do do a very good job.
2. or you can use use powerline adapters - these use mains wiring instead of a long ethernet cable. You plug a powerline adapter into one of the ethernet ports on the router and into a local mains socket and another adapter into your computer ethernet port and a nearby mains socket Speeds are better than wifi and signals can be encrypted so your neighbour cannot hack in if they have powerline adapters.. If you replace one of the powerline ethernet adapaters with a powerline wifi adapter. You can create a separate network wherever you like in the house http://www.netgear.co.uk/powerline_wallplugged_extenders.php